Hi Karina,
I did something similar a while back, I need to dig the code out.
By the way, doesn't your code break when your hit 'Backspace'?
... Alex ...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Karina Steffens
> Sent: 05 June 2001 10:45
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Password entry fields
>
>
> Hi Irv,
>
> It seems to me that all the fuss with finding the masking font takes you
> more time then writing the actual code would :)
>
> This is totally untested and oversimplified e-mail lingo, but I'm sure you
> can adapt it to your needs (obviously, you should get rid of
> hardcoding the
> "password").
> I hope this helps.
>
>
>
> property pqPassword
> property pmMem
>
> on beginSprite me
> pqPassword= ""
> pmMem = sprite(me.spriteNum).member
> end
>
>
> on keyDown me
> if "1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" contains the key then
> put the key after pqPassword
> put "*" after pmMem.text
> else if the key = "RETURN" then
> me.checkPassword()
> end if
> end
>
> on checkPassword me
> if pqPassword = "password" then
> alert ("correct!")
> else
> alert ("wrong!")
> end if
> end
>
>
> Karina
>
>
>
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